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'I'm not one of those women who says, 'I'll have a carrot or the veggie plate.' I really do eat. I sample my own food,' she explains.

'I love to live and experience the whole food and wine experience.'

Still got it: Lisa Vanderpump with her husband of 30 years, Ken Todd, after they renewed their wedding vows in Bora Bora this summer

The TV personality, who was born and raised in London but lived in Monte Carlo before moving to California, says that she might have one or two glasses of wine in a night, but never drinks too much.

And the next day she will hit the gym, and take to the treadmill to burn off excess calories.

'I think the key over 40 is exercise regularly. You need to step it up with exercise at that age,' she says.

'I'm not one of those women who says, 'I'll have a carrot or the veggie plate' I really do eat'

She insists that unlike some of her Real Housewives co-stars, she hasn't had any major cosmetic surgery.

Instead she gets regular Botox and filler treatments and uses retinol acid to exfoliate the skin.

Cosmetic surgery aside, her beauty regime is also low maintenance and even on television she does her own hair and make-up. She jokes that there are times when she sees herself on screen and isn't happy with her appearance.

'I look at 'The Real Housewives' and think, 'My God, my hair is a mess.' But hair can't always be my priority... I'm a business woman and restaurant owner, so I'm busy.'

Natural look: Ms Vanderpump says that unlike some of her Real Housewives co-stars she hasn't had any major cosmetic surgery and uses a combination of Botox and filler treatments

Getting older, she says that it's important not to overdo it with make-up.

She advises: 'I think if you go for a little something on your eyelashes and a little gloss on your mouth then you're good to go.'

To get the perfect lip colour, Ms Vanderpump - who has been married to Kenneth Todd for 30 years - mixes Chanel 11 with a pinker one called Chanel 02 and uses a nude lip liner.

While the Chanel glosses cost more than $25 each, she insists that you 'really do get what you pay for'.

Ms Vanderpump is set to star in a new docu-series titled Vanderpump Rules, which focuses on her restaurant Sur in West Hollywood.